Boxslayer's CFB Week 10 (31-18, +26.80 units, 63%)

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2008 Overall: 31-18, +26.80 units, 63%
2007 Overall: 60-42, +45.45 units, 59%
2006 Overall: 65-36, +45.49 units, 64%
3-Year Total: 156-96, +117.74 units, 62%
Last Week: 5-3, +4.00 units
22-9 past 4 weeks.

I have always used some kind of an Excel sheet as a tool to assist in capping in every sport. I usually keep this private, however during baseball season 2 years ago I released one of them to the public in a "system" I was trying to do. The Excel sheet helps keep you grounded, doesn't let you get biased, or effected by the media's horrific opinions that shape lines due to public perception. The Excel sheet uses Web Queries to go out automatically and grab the latest data on every team and update all of the rankings and stats automatically. So all you have to do is basically open the Excel sheet and you have all of the updated stuff. If you know how to use Excel in an advanced way with formulas, etc this requires 5-6 hours to set up, and then an hour each week to tweak. You also have to write the formulas, and I do it based on my capping. I weigh defense more than offense, red zone defense more than red zone offense, special teams more than turnovers and turnovers more than penalties. Everything is tweaked and tweaked and tweaked each week.

Long story short, I went back over a few games I didn't play last week, and the Excel sheet is hitting at an incredible rate. I went back to the week before that, and it was more of the same and so on. Big plays, small plays, etc when I matched up line value for a lot of games that I layed off, the sheet was hitting at a near 85% clip on the games that I checked. It's way too time consuming to go back and check them all, but my sample size was about 40 plays - and obviously all of my wagers the past 3 years use the Excel sheet as a reference in some way.

That being said, I am going to add some of the plays that stand out on the Excel sheet as plays. I will also post some of the rankings that it gives based on the formulas that I have devised.

Sit tight.
 

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</td> <td class="xl22" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Final Diff</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Texas</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="32.313839906832293" align="right">32.314</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Penn St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="31.691801773049612" align="right">31.692</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Florida</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="31.197761398467414" align="right">31.198</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">TCU</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="26.629401811594178" align="right">26.629</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Oklahoma</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="26.127989050387573" align="right">26.128</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Southern California</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="25.265846428571422" align="right">25.266</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Texas Tech</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="23.584446153846145" align="right">23.584</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Alabama</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="22.447241666666649" align="right">22.447</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Boise St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="21.410825162337641" align="right">21.411</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Missouri</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="21.220388461538434" align="right">21.220</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Ball St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="20.429546256038652" align="right">20.430</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Minnesota</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="18.962201785714257" align="right">18.962</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Oklahoma St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="16.907798684210512" align="right">16.908</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Georgia</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="16.611406761786593" align="right">16.611</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Ohio St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="16.253249660633486" align="right">16.253</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Florida St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="15.645025487012949" align="right">15.645</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Utah</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="13.915539320728286" align="right">13.916</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="13.879935737009543" align="right">13.880</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Iowa</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="13.305971230158708" align="right">13.306</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tulsa</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="12.381691219485759" align="right">12.382</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Vanderbilt</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="9.8524708333333173" align="right">9.852</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">California</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="9.7041534161490439" align="right">9.704</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Georgia Tech</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="9.5402668478260697" align="right">9.540</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">North Carolina</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="8.8876321428571252" align="right">8.888</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Michigan St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="8.7824790736145442" align="right">8.782</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Boston College</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="8.22731785714282" align="right">8.227</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Arizona</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="7.4646749999999642" align="right">7.465</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Air Force</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="7.3996025541795323" align="right">7.400</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Connecticut</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="6.2833601398601129" align="right">6.283</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Northern Ill.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="6.1113685606060626" align="right">6.111</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">South Fla.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="4.9613157894736784" align="right">4.961</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Nebraska</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="4.3172203405017715" align="right">4.317</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">South Carolina</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="2.4564404761904548" align="right">2.456</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Oregon St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="1.6900043067226656" align="right">1.690</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">West Virginia</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="0.24560357142857292" align="right">0.246</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Virginia Tech</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-0.23011439393941302" align="right">-0.230</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Northwestern</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-0.30863814102564824" align="right">-0.309</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Troy</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-0.60223376623378044" align="right">-0.602</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Oregon</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-1.3589746473354385" align="right">-1.359</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Duke</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-1.512272225097778" align="right">-1.512</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Louisville</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-1.5841428113553446" align="right">-1.584</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Western Mich.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-1.7991898148148575" align="right">-1.799</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Navy</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-2.0855307692308021" align="right">-2.086</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Clemson</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-2.5154176948052065" align="right">-2.515</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Kentucky</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-2.7309320512820801" align="right">-2.731</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">LSU</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-2.937485714285744" align="right">-2.937</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Kansas</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-3.4682359243697736" align="right">-3.468</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tennessee</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-3.9106585826210889" align="right">-3.911</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">East Carolina</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-3.9961392683096975" align="right">-3.996</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Virginia</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-4.5627399362818739" align="right">-4.563</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Arkansas St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-4.9140864247311891" align="right">-4.914</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Wake Forest</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-4.9573185924369891" align="right">-4.957</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Cincinnati</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-4.9790083333333595" align="right">-4.979</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Illinois</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-5.4506811007957783" align="right">-5.451</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Notre Dame</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-5.5967865759240816" align="right">-5.597</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Miami (Fla.)</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-5.6209817815249519" align="right">-5.621</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Maryland</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-6.2629600274725323" align="right">-6.263</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Central Mich.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-6.4581732526881837" align="right">-6.458</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Pittsburgh</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-6.8241322368421429" align="right">-6.824</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Wisconsin</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-7.6849711598746175" align="right">-7.685</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Rutgers</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-8.0499250000000089" align="right">-8.050</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Fresno St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-8.1108493977796599" align="right">-8.111</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Houston</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-8.2096971024596517" align="right">-8.210</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Temple</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-8.6349303571428724" align="right">-8.635</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">San Jose St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-8.9141969696969774" align="right">-8.914</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Mississippi</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-9.6184318548387289" align="right">-9.618</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Rice</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-9.9637415976460524" align="right">-9.964</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Stanford</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-10.781757545045069" align="right">-10.782</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Buffalo</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-11.761953580290704" align="right">-11.762</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Kansas St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-12.336316911764726" align="right">-12.336</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Auburn</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-13.602228781512636" align="right">-13.602</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hawaii</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-14.346732196969693" align="right">-14.347</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Akron</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-15.319981302521027" align="right">-15.320</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Baylor</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-15.999428671328703" align="right">-15.999</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">New Mexico</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-16.100597023809549" align="right">-16.101</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Florida Int'l</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-16.120717261904794" align="right">-16.121</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Nevada</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-17.067723850574712" align="right">-17.068</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Colorado St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-17.556247507122521" align="right">-17.556</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Bowling Green</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-17.875637102122049" align="right">-17.876</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Texas A&M</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-18.60258425925927" align="right">-18.603</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Purdue</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-19.121999603174615" align="right">-19.122</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Army</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-19.259025000000008" align="right">-19.259</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Colorado</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-19.38587083333335" align="right">-19.386</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Southern Miss.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-19.81687515015016" align="right">-19.817</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Arizona St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-19.842562758799183" align="right">-19.843</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">UNLV</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-20.032898905835562" align="right">-20.033</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Memphis</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-20.271554166666718" align="right">-20.272</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Mississippi St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-20.974824572649595" align="right">-20.975</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Arkansas</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-21.09028842592593" align="right">-21.090</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Louisiana Tech</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-21.177603260869574" align="right">-21.178</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Indiana</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-22.048738257575778" align="right">-22.049</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">UTEP</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-22.122934619815688" align="right">-22.123</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">North Carolina St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-22.154381451612913" align="right">-22.154</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">New Mexico St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-22.732870217569783" align="right">-22.733</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Middle Tenn. St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-24.220644318181851" align="right">-24.221</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">La.-Lafayette</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-24.322026785714286" align="right">-24.322</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">UCLA</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-24.558323252688183" align="right">-24.558</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">UCF</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-24.659637500000034" align="right">-24.660</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Michigan</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-25.160271590909119" align="right">-25.160</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Marshall</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-27.55839285714287" align="right">-27.558</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Kent St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-28.083005446708516" align="right">-28.083</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">La.-Monroe</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-28.205110828877029" align="right">-28.205</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Toledo</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-28.944857305194812" align="right">-28.945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Eastern Mich.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-29.247742424242443" align="right">-29.248</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Ohio</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-29.447262357549889" align="right">-29.447</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Fla. Atlantic</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-31.450479719275023" align="right">-31.450</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tulane</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-32.13482142857147" align="right">-32.135</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Iowa St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-32.429552545248875" align="right">-32.430</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">UAB</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-33.123130938914059" align="right">-33.123</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Syracuse</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-34.016056730769229" align="right">-34.016</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Utah St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-35.285293482905992" align="right">-35.285</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">SMU</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-37.110520833333347" align="right">-37.111</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">San Diego St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-38.347777044476345" align="right">-38.348</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Washington</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-39.660766269841268" align="right">-39.661</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Wyoming</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-41.114210714285726" align="right">-41.114</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Miami (Ohio)</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-41.149853517316018" align="right">-41.150</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Idaho</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-50.582798484848489" align="right">-50.583</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Washington St.</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-52.457802813549847" align="right">-52.458</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">North Texas</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="-55.097874373433605" align="right">-55.098</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
 

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That final chart gives you point spreads when you subtract two values should teams meet head to head with equal motivation on a neutral field. Home field is worth 3 points and motivation is worth 6-15 points, depending on the situation. 15 point motivation is only issued to a home team playing a night game with a tremendous amount of motivation. Otherwise, 12 points is the highest points issued for motivation/let down.

I really don't want to go into anymore detail than that because there is a lot more to it, and I have been using it as a tool only. This sheet, coupled with fundamental handicapping principles, has provided me with 3 straight years of 60% betting.
 

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So if I understand this correctly, your spreadsheets have Buffalo as a 15 point favorite (difference between Buffalo at -11 and Ohio at -29, plus the 3 points back in Ohio's favor for home field advantage) and Houston as a 16 point favorite (difference between -8 and -27, plus 3 points for Marshall home field)...

So does that mean for you tonight Buffalo would be a strong play (your spread = -15, real spread = +2, difference = 17)...and Houston a decently strong play (your spread = -16, real spread = -8, difference = 8)?

Let me know if I'm reading this right.
 

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so we add the two teams numbers together. then the difference is the point spread?
 

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2008 Overall: 31-18, +26.80 units, 63%
2007 Overall: 60-42, +45.45 units, 59%
2006 Overall: 65-36, +45.49 units, 64%
3-Year Total: 156-96, +117.74 units, 62%
Last Week: 5-3, +4.00 units
22-9 past 4 weeks.

I have always used some kind of an Excel sheet as a tool to assist in capping in every sport. Long story short, I went back over a few games I didn't play last week, and the Excel sheet is hitting at an incredible rate. I went back to the week before that, and it was more of the same and so on. Big plays, small plays, etc when I matched up line value for a lot of games that I layed off, the sheet was hitting at a near 85% clip on the games that I checked. It's way too time consuming to go back and check them all, but my sample size was about 40 plays - and obviously all of my wagers the past 3 years use the Excel sheet as a reference in some way.

I don't want to bash or anything, but can you explain me please, why your actual record is not in the 85 percents clip? Am I missing something?
 

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2* Buffalo Bulls +2.5 -110

Classic case of wrong team favored, but no trap is set. Home team Ohio, despite being a small school, is a public team in the heart of middle America and Big Ten country. Buffalo is the far superior team, but Ohio's public perceptio is slightly better. Ohio is wrongly favored AND the public leans to the Bobcats.

My line is Buffalo -14.5. With Ohio coming out EXTREMELY motivated (which I doubt considering the circumstances), you may be looking at a PK to Buffalo -2.

It's going to take a very big effort from Ohio tonight, who is one of the worst teams in the NCAA. Buffalo won this meeting 31-10 last year, and the gap has not closed that much, if at all, this past year.

According to my numbers, Buffalo has played the #2- strength of schedule in the NCAA, and has faired very well, while Ohio has played the #77 SOS, and fared very average.

Tough loss last week for Ohio that may have broken their spirits a bit for this game.

Drew Willy leads the Bulls completing 63% of his passes and a 14/4 TD/INT ratio. Boo Jackson for Ohio has been at 58% but has been mistake prone with his 9/8TD to INT ratio. Ohio's offense is struggling averaging 19 points their last 3 games. When the Bobcats are in a funk, they stay in a funk. The Bobcats are 7-21 ATS in their last 28 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.

The Bulls have played well on the road going 5-0 last 5 road games, and they have beat up on poor competition going 9-2 last 11 vs. teams with a losing record.

Buffalo 31
Ohio 20
 

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So if I understand this correctly, your spreadsheets have Buffalo as a 15 point favorite (difference between Buffalo at -11 and Ohio at -29, plus the 3 points back in Ohio's favor for home field advantage) and Houston as a 16 point favorite (difference between -8 and -27, plus 3 points for Marshall home field)...

So does that mean for you tonight Buffalo would be a strong play (your spread = -15, real spread = +2, difference = 17)...and Houston a decently strong play (your spread = -16, real spread = -8, difference = 8)?

Let me know if I'm reading this right.

I go off more than the sheet, it is just a tool, but checking back the tool has hit very well.

Technically, yes you are right. But motivation needs to be factored in, as well as current play, trends, etc.
 

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I don't want to bash or anything, but can you explain me please, why your actual record is not in the 85 percents clip? Am I missing something?


No offense taken. I realize how that sounds.

First off: I usually don't play games involving teams that I can't watch enough of. I have seen 1 half of Buffalo football, and 1 game of Ohio football. I usually don't play any games involving teams that are small market and I cant get a feel for.

I am ignoring the fact tonight that I havent seen much of these teams and going off my numbers and feel for the game.

If you have noticed in the past, I am a big game hunter, and always play games where I have 2 big market teams playing that I have seen play almost all year. I have rarely played these types of games, but they have been hitting at too good of a rate to ignore for these smaller market teams. Maybe because the numbers don't lie and Vegas isnt as sharp on these smaller market teams.
 

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so we add the two teams numbers together. then the difference is the point spread?


the difference is MY point spread on a neutral field with equal motivation, equal recent performance, AKA all things equal.
 

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ACTION PLAY
*Whether this play wins or loses, I will not be counting it in my record. Just units won/lost.

0.5* Marshall Thundering Herd +7.5

Just a very small action play going off my sheet here. On any normal Saturday, this would be a no play with a lean to Marshall. Playing this for fun and for tracking.

Motivation for the Thundering Herd looms large tonight as they get a primetime game at home. A nice way for them to get back on track on this spot and play a team they should be very motivated for.

My line is Houston -2.5, so I feel Marshall is getting too many points here as a home underdog.

Marshall's defense really stiffens up at home, giving up 19.7 PPG at home. Houston's defense meanwhile, gets horrific away from home, giving up a whopping 28PPG at home, to an astronomical 36PPG on the road.

Expect that Marshall defense behind a juiced up home crowd to give them the edge they need to slow the Houston passing attack.

Houston won last year by 7 in Houston and are just 1-5 ATS last 6 games on the road. They have been overvalued all year long as they are 2-9 ATS last 11 games.

Marshall plays up to the level of competition at home, as they are 6-0-1 last 7 games vs. teams w/ a winning record.

This is strictly an action play, and this play is being kept extremely small because Marshall has been a lower tier team this year and my line has them playing a tight game pending motivation.

I would not play this game unless I got that 7.5 or 7.

Houston 28
Marshall 24








 

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I was leaning Buffalo, probably will it a play now, thanks for the write up Box. Keep it up.
 

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typo in the Buffalo write up, should say #20 schedule in the NCAA, not #2. The dash key "-" is next to the zero.
 

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the sheet continues it's dominance on small market games (and all games for that matter).

1-0, +2.5 units on the week (counting Marshall as a win)

Excluding motivation, etc - sheet felt Buffalo should be -15 vs. Ohio. Ohio was -2.5. Buffalo won by 13.

Other game for action and tracking was Marshall over Houston, and that looks like an easy winner, as motivation effected this line in a big way.

More in a bit
 

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